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Yes, crappy job. Extreme, care is needed to unsolder and resolder anything on this panel. The standoffs have a tendency to break when too much heat is applied to the solder conections on this panel.
No. It should not start. And before you try and solder the wire, better is to pull the MPU. You should pull it. Clean it. Check it. AND then, if its good, fix it. Or buy a new one. THEN reinstall it correctly, so you set will start and run. And not grind off the end of the MPU.
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